Code 8538 10 · Heading 8538

Panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and similar parts for specified electrical apparatus, supplied without the built-in apparatus

This covers panels, plates, consoles, desks, cabinets and similar items intended for the relevant electrical apparatus. The item must be supplied without the apparatus that would be built into it.

For example

An empty cabinet for the relevant electrical apparatus, supplied without the built-in apparatus
A console for the relevant electrical apparatus, supplied without the built-in apparatus
A panel for the relevant electrical apparatus, supplied without the built-in apparatus

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8538
8538 10

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8538 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with t… 37 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it an empty board, plate, console, control desk, cabinet or similar housing for 8537 equipment, without the built-in apparatus?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8538 10 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other… 1 of 2 subheadings under heading 8538
Is it a panel, plate, console, desk, cabinet or similar item for the relevant apparatus, supplied without the built-in apparatus?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

8538 10 00

Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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8538 10 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus you are here 0.0%
8538 90 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus) 0.0–3.2%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

85.38.1000 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 85.37

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8538 10 00 00 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

We do not estimate this one.

The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Not estimated

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8538.10.00.00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

85.38.1000

Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 85.37, not equipped with other apparatus

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8538 10 00 00

Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8538.10.00.00

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus

General rate

Free

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.